Ironing table



April 22,1930.

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VIRONING TABLE I Application filed December This invention relates to ironing tables or boards and in particular to one upon which the opposite sides of a shirt or simil'ar garment may be ironed without the necessity of removing the same from the board.

"A particular object of my invention is to provide a compact, efiiciently operated ironing board or table which will greatly increase the output of the ironer, particularly in commercial establishments and which will be constructed of few partsandwhich can be easily manipulated. H i

A still further object of my invention is to provide an ironing table having for use in combination therewith, movable sleeve boards which may be dropped out of the way when not in useto permituseof the table without interference. In ironing tables vemployed heretofore, "it has been necessary for the ironer to completely remove theshirt or garment to be ironed after the bosom has been ironed and to reverse the shirt'in order that the back of the garment may be" ironed. In

; my improved table, the ironing boardis pivversed.

oted and can be quickly revolved when one side of the garment has been ironed,

To enable others skilled-in theart to fully comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody thesame in the various modifications in structure and relation "contemplated, a drawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawing, similar reference characters denote corresponding Iparts throughout all'the views, of which, 7

Figure 1 is a view in side-elevation of an ironing table constructed in accordance with my invention the table end support being illustrated in outline position to illustrate its location when the ironing table was to bere- Figure 2 is a top plan view of'the ironing table illustrated in Figure 1. 1

I Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, a part thereof being broken away, and

- Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sec .tion taken at the center of a board and illustrating the construction of the boardand the method of attaching the shaft thereto.

3 1, 192s. Serial 110. 329331.

its center the spaced journal brackets 10in which are journalled'theshaft 11. This shaft passes into the wooden portion 12 ofthe ironing table and is secured therein through the medium of suitable rivets or'sorews 1 3, the opposite ends of which maintain in place upon the board 12, the covering metal plate 14.1 The board itself is covered with a suitable'pad 15 and is wrapped on both sides and edges in a cover 16 so that a smooth, level surface is provided for the ironing operation. The shaft is freely rotatable in the bearings 10 so that it can be revolved to iron the front and back of a shirtor similar garment which has been pulled thereover and preferably buttoned. The top 8 of the bracket has. secured thereto the post 17 which supports in spaced relation with said top 8, an iron supporting shelf 18 upon which an'iron 19 maybe placed while the ironer is revolving the board or otherwise placing the garment to beironedthereover. V e V V In order that the revolving movement of the ironing table or board noted generally by the numeral 20 may be locked in any one of itsrevolved positions, I have cast upon the" flange 7 0f the standard 5 a plurality of bearing s 21 in which are journalled, the cross shaft 22 which carriesfatits outer end" the 23 is extended at its upper" end as at 25 and shaped to provide a handle through theme dium of which the table locking devicemay be manipulated. Both-"of the arms 23 are shaped to provide locking cams 26 'which'eX- tend forwardly'and are arranged to engage the inner end of the ironing table 20 so that it is held securely in either of its revolved positions. When a shirt is to be ironed, it is of course, drawn over the ironing board 20 and is but-1 toned, in the event that it is an open front 1 shirt after which the front of the shirt is ironed and upon completion of the ironing operation, the iron may be placed upon the shelf 18 and the handle 25 manipulated. A rearward movement of the same will cause a throw of the arms 23 which will of course remove the cam 26 from beneath the edge of the ironing table and will permit free rotation thereof until the back of the shirt is uppermost at which time, it can be conveniently ironed. i 5

In order that more stability may be given to the ironing table, I have hinged at the front edge of the base 9, a board end support 27, the hinge being indicated by the numeral 28 and the lower end of the support 27 being extended. beyond the hinge so that it will contact with the floor as shown in outline in Figure 1, when it is thrown back to said :outline position. [this support 27 is provided with an extension 29 which is arranged y in outline in order that the board may be tounderlie the end of the board 20 and firmly support the same during the ironing operation,-it being of course understood .that it must be thrown back to the position shown revolved or that the article to bepressed may be placed over the ironing board.

In combination with my ironing board, I may employ also suitable sleeve boards 30 which are arranged at one end of the ironing table 20 are pivoted at one of their ends in a suitable frame 31; These sleeve board frames, there being one provided for each of the sleeve boards, is preferably made from a piece of pipe flattened in its mid portion i as at 32 where it is attached to the base through the medium of the su1table screws or rivets 83, the intermediate portion thereof heing bent as; at 34 to provide a foot for engagement with the ground,'the frame being" a through the medium of its serrations '37 inor- I fder that the board 30 may be supported in the same plane as the main ironing board 20. A suitable connecting rod 38 isemployed through the end of each sleeve board 30 upon which it pivots, this rod being held between I i the end of theframe '31. When thesesleeve boards are not to be used, the braces 36 may be released and the boards of course will drop down to a vertical position which willalso be assumed by the braces 36 and consequently no room will be taken up thereby.

The use of the sleeve boards30, of course, faclhtates the ironinginasmuch as the sleeves of the garment may be stretched out onthe board, and ironed simultaneously with the front and back of the shirt or garment.

.When the ironing tableZO is to be revolved,

the sleeve boards 30 will be dropped and the board support 27 will be moved to the position shown in outline in Figure 1. The board the shirt or other garment from the ironing board. e V 1 It is further evident that through the use of my improved ironing table the sleeves; may

be ironed at the same time that the shirt is being pressed so cutting down the time necessary for the ironing operation. a

It is also evident that through my improved construction have provided a compactiron ing board which is revolvable, whichwilloc cupy a small space which may be manipulated very rapidly in order to carry out successfully the ironing operation. I f 1 While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree. of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve'tfhe right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having. thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1-. An ironing table comprising a standard, bearings thereon, a shaft revolvable in said bearings, a board secured to said shaft, a board holder pivoted to said standard and cam portions on said holder. for engaging one end of the board to prevent free rotation thereof.

2. An ironing. table comprising a stand ard, bearings thereon, a shaft revolvable in said bearings, a board securedfto said shaft, a board holder pivoted to saidstandard, camportions on said holder for engagingone end of the board'to prevent rotation thereof, a support for the other end of said board, and a hinge connection between Said standard and said support whereby the latter may be moved to permit rotation-of the board.

In testimonywhereof I affix my signati'ire'. JOHN W ALLERSTEIN. [L. s] 

